Sewer Connections

Sec. 214.013. SEWER CONNECTIONS. (a) A municipality may: (1) provide for a sanitary sewer system; and (2) require property owners to connect to the sewer system. (b) If an owner does not connect to the sewer system, the municipality may: (1) fix a lien against the owner's property; (2) charge the cost of the connection to the owner as a personal liability; and (3) impose a penalty on the owner. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 51, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.